16-Sco (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 16-Sco will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 40° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:52.
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Name
16-Sco
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h12m07s [4] |
| Declination: | −08°32'51" [4] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 5.43 (V) [2] 5.58 (BT) [2] 5.44 (VT) [2] 5.40 (G) [4] 5.46 (BP) [4] 5.28 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 78.6 parsec 256.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.12 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 44.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 90.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.95 |
Sources